TOPIC: To Ban or Not to Ban!

Following close on the heels of Maharashtra, the Gujarat government has also banned the sale, distribution, publication and broadcast of the controversial book on Mahatma Gandhi - `Great Soul; Mahatma Gandhi and His Struggle With India' written by Pulitzer- winning author Joseph Lelyveld. Whilst the politicians are condemning the book asserting that it is an attempt to defame Mahatma Gandhi even as they demand an apology from the author, in my opinion it should be left to the discretion of the readers who are mature enough to tell the difference.

Following close on the heels of Maharashtra, the Gujarat government has also banned the sale, distribution, publication and broadcast of the controversial book on Mahatma Gandhi - `Great Soul; Mahatma Gandhi and His Struggle With India' written by Pulitzer- winning author Joseph Lelyveld. Whilst the politicians are condemning the book asserting that it is an attempt to defame Mahatma Gandhi even as they demand an apology from the author, in my opinion it should be left to the discretion of the readers who are mature enough to tell the difference.